Tim Duncan vs. Willis Reed Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Willis Reed and Tim Duncan that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

Tim Duncan

vs.

Willis Reed

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tim Duncan: 1997-98 to 2015-16
Willis Reed: 1964-65 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tim Duncan 5 Willis Reed 2

NBA Seasons Tim Duncan 19 Willis Reed 10

Playoffs Played Tim Duncan 18 Willis Reed 7

All-Star Games Tim Duncan 15 Willis Reed 7

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Tim Duncan 2 Willis Reed 1

Finals MVP Tim Duncan 3 Willis Reed 2 *

All-NBA First Team Tim Duncan 10 Willis Reed 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Tim Duncan 15 Willis Reed 5

All-Defensive 1st Team Tim Duncan 8 Willis Reed 1 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Tim Duncan 15 Willis Reed 1

Rookie of The Year Tim Duncan 1 Willis Reed 1

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tim Duncan 19.0 Willis Reed 18.7

Rebounds Per Game Tim Duncan 10.8 Willis Reed 12.9

Assists Per Game Tim Duncan 3.0 Willis Reed 1.8

Steals Per Game Tim Duncan 0.7 Willis Reed 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Tim Duncan 2.2 Willis Reed 1.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Tim Duncan 26,496 Willis Reed 12,183

Total Rebounds Tim Duncan 15,091 Willis Reed 8,414

Total Assists Tim Duncan 4,225 Willis Reed 1,186

Total Steals Tim Duncan 1,025 Willis Reed 12 *

Total Blocks Tim Duncan 3,020 Willis Reed 21 *

Total Games Tim Duncan 1,392 Willis Reed 650

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tim Duncan .506 Willis Reed .476

3-Point Percentage Tim Duncan .179 Willis Reed - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tim Duncan .696 Willis Reed .747

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tim Duncan 25.5 (2002) Willis Reed 21.7 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Tim Duncan 12.9 (2003) Willis Reed 14.7 (1965)

Assists Per Game Tim Duncan 3.9 (2003) Willis Reed 2.3 (1969)

Steals Per Game Tim Duncan 0.9 (1999) Willis Reed 0.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Tim Duncan 2.9 (2003) Willis Reed 1.1 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tim Duncan 20.6 Willis Reed 17.4

Rebounds Per Game Tim Duncan 11.4 Willis Reed 10.3

Assists Per Game Tim Duncan 3.0 Willis Reed 1.9

Steals Per Game Tim Duncan 0.7 Willis Reed 0.2 *

Blocks Per Game Tim Duncan 2.3 Willis Reed 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Tim Duncan 5,172 Willis Reed 1,358

Total Rebounds Tim Duncan 2,859 Willis Reed 801

Total Assists Tim Duncan 764 Willis Reed 149

Total Steals Tim Duncan 168 Willis Reed 2 *

Total Blocks Tim Duncan 568 Willis Reed 0 *

Total Games Tim Duncan 251 Willis Reed 78

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tim Duncan .501 Willis Reed .474

3-Point Percentage Tim Duncan .143 Willis Reed - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tim Duncan .689 Willis Reed .765

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tim Duncan 27.6 (2002) Willis Reed 27.5 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game Tim Duncan 15.4 (2003) Willis Reed 14.1 (1969)

Assists Per Game Tim Duncan 5.3 (2003) Willis Reed 2.8 (1970)

Steals Per Game Tim Duncan 1.3 (2015) Willis Reed 0.2 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Tim Duncan 4.3 (2002) Willis Reed 0.0 (1974) *

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.